MSI Z77A-GD65 (MS-7751)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	62.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (86%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7751
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-GD65 (MS-7751) (all builds)
Memory	17.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '19 at 20:49
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	86%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770K-$175 165,979 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Memory 77.8 1-Core 74.6 2-Core 133 58% 95.1 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 331 33% 267 Pts	64-Core 471 29% 471 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Lighting 78.9 Reflection 84.8 Parallax 82.5 64% 82 fps	MRender 79.6 Gravity 74.9 Splatting 68.1 60% 74.2 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk Ultra II 1TB 900 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 396GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 297 269 258 266 267 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 421 Write 356 Mixed 264 SusWrite 278 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 25.7 109% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 209 186% 282 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 109%
Crucial_CT256MX100SSD1 5TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 132 129 132 125 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 64.5 Write 114 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 128 21% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.5 5% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 36%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 439GB free Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 255 258 258 254 251 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 353 Write 344 Mixed 325 SusWrite 254 72% 319 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 46.2 4K Mixed 33 108% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 162 113% 143 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 16GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 111 111 114 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 148 Write 116 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 104 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 113%
Seagate BUP BL 5TB 976 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 94 95 96 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 94.2 Write 104 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 94.2 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.5 161% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 513GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 93 94 93 93 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 99.8 Write 104 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 93 66% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 68%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 135 138 138 135 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 49.7 Write 141 Mixed 118 SusWrite 135 83% 111 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.7 332% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 92%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB 1,760 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 60GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 105 Write 76 Mixed 59 95% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 9.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2.1 149% 4.17 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2400C11-8GSR 04CD F3-12800CL9-4GBSR 04CD F3-2400C11-8GSR 04CD F3-12800CL9-4GBSR 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	43.1% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 14.8 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 9.3 28% 9.63 GB/s	Latency 84.7 47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 52%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 59%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 49%

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Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD65 (MS-7751) - $250

CPU
Core i7-3770KIntel $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples	240x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	160x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	76x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	53x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	41x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	19x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	19x

RAM
CT102464BD160B.C16 2x8GBCrucialBench 53%, 4,052 samples	16x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	15x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	14x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $657

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16